date:Jun 13, 2014
om 1,500, to 10,000 last year.
Coles has adopted a maximum stocking density of 10,000 birds per hectare for its own brand free-range eggs.
The investigation by NSW Fair Trading found that farms are commonly stocked at 20,000 chickens per hectare when they carry the free-range label, despite the CSIROs current model code of practise recommending 1,500 birds per hectare.
A voluntary industry code allows stocking densities of up to 20,000 birds per hectare with guidelines on stock rotation, gras